| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 7.74 | 191708300_BAL_CHA |
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 6.44 | 191708290_SLN_PHI |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 4.89 | 191708290_DET_CLE |
| Carl Mays | BOS | 2.89 | 191708312_OAK_BOS |
| Pete Schneider | CIN | 2.07 | 191708310_CHN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -10.93 | 191708312_OAK_BOS |
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -2.75 | 191708312_MIN_NYA |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -2.07 | 191708290_SLN_PHI |
| Frank Miller | PIT | -1.72 | 191708290_PIT_SFN |
| Sherry Smith | LAN | -0.74 | 191708290_CHN_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.76 | Eddie Cicotte | 285.7 | CHA |
| +005+ | 5.66 | Pete Alexander | 296 | PHI |
| +006+ | 4.88 | Red Faber | 189.7 | CHA |
| +007+ | 4.76 | Stan Coveleski | 260.3 | CLE |
| +009+ | 4.59 | Carl Mays | 227 | BOS |
| +010+ | 4.52 | Dutch Leonard | 239.7 | BOS |
| +013+ | 4.27 | Jim Bagby | 266 | CLE |
| +017+ | 3.74 | Pete Schneider | 270.7 | CIN |
| +018+ | 3.72 | Hippo Vaughn | 239.3 | CHN |
| +022+ | 3.53 | Babe Ruth | 264.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 3.1 | Reb Russell | 167.3 | CHA |
| +027+ | 2.97 | Walter Johnson | 266.7 | MIN |
| +032+ | 2.83 | Larry Cheney | 180.3 | LAN |
| +034+ | 2.74 | Ferdie Schupp | 229 | SFN |
| +035+ | 2.71 | Fred Toney | 287.7 | CIN |
| +037+ | 2.6 | Slim Sallee | 165.3 | SFN |
| +043+ | 2.05 | Chief Bender | 90 | PHI |
| +055+ | 1.75 | Jeff Pfeffer | 204.3 | LAN |
| +056+ | 1.74 | Rube Benton | 165 | SFN |
| +059+ | 1.71 | Willie Mitchell | 143 | DET |
| +060+ | 1.66 | Bill James | 152.3 | DET |
| +062+ | 1.59 | Lefty Tyler | 196 | ATL |
| +065+ | 1.53 | Pol Perritt | 154.7 | SFN |
| +067+ | 1.51 | Eppa Rixey | 222.7 | PHI |
| +073+ | 1.29 | Bob Shawkey | 193.7 | NYA |
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